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failure. Cauliflowers, cabbages, brussels sprouts, broccoli, &c., 

 should be planted out as soon as they are strong enough, in 

 rows two feet apart, and two feet from plant to plant. Seeds 

 of these should also be sown for successional crops. All sorts 

 of salads should be sown frequently in small quantities. 

 Potatoes may still be planted, but the crop is not to be relied 

 on. Those previously planted should be kept clear of weeds, 

 and earthed up as required. Turnips may be sown now, 

 selecting showery weather if possible. A successional crop of 

 kidney beans or scarlet runners should be sown about the 

 middle of the month. The moment a plot or portion of 

 ground becomes vacant, dig it forthwith for a successional 

 crop. Attend to thinning and keeping free of weeds young 

 seed crops. Keep the push-hoe constantly going amongst 

 growing crops. Sow kidney beans, peas, cabbages, lettuces, 

 radishes, spinach, &c., in succession ; and salading every ten 

 days or so ; and turnips and beet for late crops. Plant out 

 cabbages for succession, cauliflowers for a full crop, early 

 celery in trenches, onions on rich prepared ground, early 

 varieties of potatoes for late crops. Protect and shade 

 tomatoes or other plants turned out from pits and frames, 

 until they are well established, and rooting freely. Water 

 seed beds in dry weather always at night, dust with soot or 

 lime, to destroy insects. Cucumbers for pickling may still 

 be sown ; they thrive best in rich, deep, moist soil. Put out 

 capsicum with some fine rich compost for their roots to revel 

 in. Keep the shoots of tomatoes well tied, if grown against 

 a trellis ; remove useless laterals, thin out the clusters, select- 

 ing for removal such fruits as are small and unpromising. 

 These may be pickled in jars. Liberal doses of liquid manure 

 will greatly help the production of fine large fruit. Now is 

 the best time to put layer strawberry runners into pots for 

 early forcing. 



Vines. Where the crop is approaching maturity keep 

 the atmosphere rather dry than otherwise, give air freely, 

 and leave on a little at night. In the case of later houses, 

 the atmosphere should be kept moist, by frequently damping 

 the floor and other exposed surfaces. Remove secondary 

 shoots, sling and tie out the shoulders of large bunches, and 

 if necessary thin the berries further. The size of the berries 

 and symmetry of the bunches depend largely on proper and 



